Narrator:

This video shows Luke, a 3-year-old boy with language delays, playing with a friend.

Christine:

Oh Luke wants to put an ear on.

Luke’s springboard:

Ear.

Christine:

Ok. Kirsten’s going to put a mouth on first. Then, you can put an ear on, Luke.

Girl:

Right here?

Christine:

Nope. Right here at the bottom. The bottom one. Ok. It’ll be your turn right now, Luke. Ok here you go. You can put the ear on. Where does the ear go? Oh. One up. It goes in at the top. Good. Uh oh! Look what Kirsten did. She gave him two mouths. He has two mouths! That’s silly. Oh. Luke took the extra mouth off.

Girl:

Eyes.

Christine:

Eyes. Oh. Luke, I think Kirsten wants to put some eyes on. Ok we need some eyes. Oh Luke’s putting the nose on first. Ok. Now it’s Kirsten’s turn to put the eyes on. Ok. Let’s give it to her.

Girl:

We’re not done yet.

Christine:

Nope. What else do we need? What else do we need? Do we need the other ear? Luke, do you want to put the other ear on?

Girl:

Right there.

Christine:

Yup. That’s right. Did you see where Kirsten pointed? Good. Alright. What else do we need? Mouth.

Girl:

We’re not done yet.

Christine:

Nope. What else do we need? Eyes? There’s eyes on there already. What goes here? What goes here? No eyes don’t go there. What goes there, Luke?

Luke:

[sound]

Christine:

Do you know? Oh you want to switch the eyes? Ok. You want different eyes. Do you want the black or the blue ones? Tell me. Black or blue? Say blue.

Luke’s springboard:

Blue

Christine:

We need some arms, right? Which ones? There’s some yellow ones or white ones, there’s a blue one. Luke wants to put the blue.

Girl:

Where are the other blue ones?

Christine:

The other blue one, I think, is out in the kitchen actually.

Girl:

I’ll go find it. Ok? I’ll be right back.

Christine:

Where did I put it? Here it is. Here it is!

Girl:

I found another one! I found another one!

Christine:

Alright! Kirsten found the other arm. It’s tough to get. They stick a little. I’ll help you. There we go. Your Mr. Potato Head is all done!

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